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Janosik: A True Story is a film of genre Drama directed by Agnieszka Holland with Michał Żebrowski

Janosik: A True Story (2009)

Janosik: A True Story
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Length 2h17
Genres Drama,    War,    Romance
Rating50% 2.5063752.5063752.5063752.5063752.506375

Janosik. Prawdziwa historia (or Jánošík - Pravdivá história) is a Polish, Czech, Slovak historical film. It was directed by Agnieszka Holland and her daughter Kasia Adamik, and released in 2009.



^ "Janosik. Prawdziwa historia". Film Polski.

Synopsis

XVIII siècle. Janosik a passé sa jeunesse dans l'armée et il a été confronté à la violence, à la cruauté et à l'injustice. En rentrant chez lui, il rejoint une bande de brigands. Intrépide, charismatique et guerrier habile, il s'impose très vite comme leur chef. Volant les riches pour redistribuer aux plus démunis, magnanime, laissant la vie sauve à ses victimes, il devient rapidement très populaire dans la région. Mais son insolent succès réveille des haines et des jalousies : désormais, son existence est menacée....

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